[Fixed] Will not rev past 8k

[unfazed]

Noggy

If he is not sure, it is the one in the centre of you picture he requires.

[positron]

Redthunder, thank you so much, that's so kind of you. I might take you up on that when things really go pear shape... That's the same main stand guy I was referring to. Collected the stand today, its a bit rusty, but I might try painting it a bit. Chain adjusters were rusty too, hopefully they will free up with some wd40. He turned up with the wrong hose, and later confirmed he had discarded the one I am after as it was damaged.

Noggy, thank you again and unfazed is right (as usual), its the one in the middle that I am after. They look so clean in your photo. Also are you into photography as well, because your photos are very well lit (from an able rather that straight up flash) and it shows all sorts of details that otherwise would be lost.. Anyway, thanks again, you have my address, post away at whatever postage, I will PayPal you straight away.

[positron]

Update: Thanks Noggy, the hose arrived today (minimalist hassle free packaging would put amazon to shame) and it went onto the bike this evening. It fits perfect (as it should) and the whole job was a lot easier than I thought it would be (assuming I did it right,  big assumption of course.. ).

I had taken the bike to work earlier today, so over 140 kms I had sprayed two counties with my poisonous coolant, and trying to drain the rest of the old green coolant, I was expecting this toxic but "sweet tasting liquid that attracts children and pets" to come out, and out came vile greenish brown liquid that smelled almost like some dehydrated cow's urine! Seriously. And oh yeah... it was supposed to have been changed in Feb. Well I paid for it...! I didn't have any flushing agent, so I went ahead and stuck the hose in via the radiator filler and flushed all the much out for a few minutes. But I couldn't figure out how to drain the 'overflow tank' on the side of the bike. Manual says disconnect the coolant pipe near the radiator filler and drain the 'overflow tank'. But how? That pipe, as far as I can tell, snakes thru the frame and comes into the top of the 'overflow tank'. I obviously missed some detail somewhere. In the end I McGyver'ed it and siphoned everything from the overflow tank using a small tube.

Refilled with an OAT coolant concentrate I bought from Halfords - Comma G30 Glysantin something something, mixed with the freshest Irish council water at 50:50. I was expected this to be Orange, but it turned out to be pink, but my 3 year old loved it. I hope it's the right one, if not, it's easy enough to drain and refill anyway.

One down, many more to go (namely, replacing broken chain adjuster, new chain and sprockets, oil & filter, front brake pads, speedo and oh yeah, after finishing up today I noticed the headlights are not coming on anymore. Which is strange because till I parked up this evening I couldn't turn off the headlights if I wanted to.. It's all or nothing as usual).

[noggythenog]

Glad you got the hose buddy....eventually....the weekend didn't help.

I was laughed at by the post office lady about that packaging......I just looked at it and thought to myself "noggy...this is an old hose that has been lying at the back of the shed for over a year....it is made of reinforced rubber and has stood up to 15k miles of the best of British.....so lets not shame it by wrapping it in cotton wool and bubble wrap".....and then on went the address label....straight onto the hose :lol

ref the coolant reservoir...I had the same issue...I was determined so I got this sooker upper thingy from my local motor factors.....a cylinder with a handled piston and a plastic tube....not quite designed for getting out very liquid coolant but if I pumped it quick enough I could get enough in each to time to drain it out in a few goes.

anyway...glad you're getting somewhere with the bike. 8)

[positron]

"sooker upper" would have been handy. I took a tube thingee that you find in any household cleaning spray, one end in the reservoir, the other dangling over, one careful suck and then it was over to gravity. I did kick over the anti-bacterial surface cleaner, but oh well..

The minimalist packaging:


Stuff that came out of the bike with the old coolant:


I hope these photos are visible for the rest of you (not sure if static urls to google photos would actually work).

[positron]

Also new bike in the stable. Three year old's first bike and she's chuffed to bits. Already stealing my tools to fix it.